DEWS III has updated classifications that identify 9 etiological drivers- Lipid, Aqueous, Mucin Tear Film Layer, Eyelid anatomic juxtaposition, Blinking, Lid margin, nerves/ sensations, Cellular damage, and Inflammatory/ Oxidative Stress.
It’s actually impossible to treat all these in the management of Dry Eye/ Ocular Surface Disease. A single-treatment solution capable of addressing everything at one go is a possibility in the very near future. Serum Tears.
Serum Tears improves the signs and symptoms in dry eye patients, yielding better results compared to both cyclosporines. But as always, great results are only great if patients can actually receive them in practice. It’s necessary that patients receive a standardized preparation of the product.
Serum Tears will be available for use in the near future that will make patients happy.
